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English
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*This document uses standard Received Pronunciation.*

The direction of writing is :tengwa:`⁘`.

Alphabet
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Due to countless irregularities of English orthography, providing letter-to-tengwa mapping is pointless. For list of spelling patterns, consider `English orthography on Wikipedia<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_orthography#Spelling_patterns>`_


Examples
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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:tengwa:`⁘             :                   ⁘`

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

[ɔːl çjuːmən biːɪŋz ɑː bɔːn fɹiː ɛn iːkwəl ɪn dɪɡnɪti ɛn ɹa͡ɪts. ðe͡ɪ ɑː ɪnda͡ʊd wɪð ɹiːzən ɛn kɒnʃəns ɛn ʃʊd ækt təwɔːdz wɐn ənʌðə ɪn æ spɪɹɪt əv bɹəðəhʊd]
